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    <description>Nepal</description>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:00:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Government increases range of documents to be classified ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/02/01/classified_documents/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The government issued directives to ministries and civil servants listing 140 categories of information that should not be given to news media, civil society organisations or members of the public.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/02/01/classified_documents/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Journalists detained after protesting government's proposed restrictions]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/01/30/dhankuta_protest/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The journalists wore black armbands to symbolise their protest against the recent classification of information by the government.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/01/30/dhankuta_protest/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Journalists threatened by politician]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/01/30/kathmandu_threats/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A member of the Constituent Assembly warned a journalist and camera operator that their safety could not be taken for granted if they continued to report on him. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/01/30/kathmandu_threats/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Newspapers burned during nationwide strike]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/01/27/nagarik_targeted/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In separate incidents, protesting students burned copies of "Nagarik" newspaper and several journalists were threatened with physical aggression.  ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/01/27/nagarik_targeted/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Copies of newspaper set on fire by political party supporters]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/01/24/kantipur_targeted/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Members of organisations affiliated to Madhes-based parties set fire to copies of "Kantipur Daily" over an article published in the daily.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/01/24/kantipur_targeted/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Journalist attacked, robbed in Nepalgunj]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/01/04/jaishee_attacked/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A reporter with the local Bheri FM, Tirtha Jaishee, was beaten up and robbed by an unknown gang while he was on his way to the station's office.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 11:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/01/04/jaishee_attacked/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Journalists harassed, assaulted
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      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/12/28/yatri_assaulted/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Journalist Heman Yatri was assaulted due to his reporting on a domestic violence case. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 16:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/12/28/yatri_assaulted/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Journalist attacked, press vehicles vandalised by protesters]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/12/20/pandey_attacked/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Reporter Madhu Jung Pandey was covering a nationwide general strike called to protest the death of Shiva Poudel, President of the Tarun Dal organisation's wing in Chitwan District.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/12/20/pandey_attacked/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Concern over pressure to withdraw charges against journalist's murderers]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/12/20/political_pressure/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Freedom Forum has learned that the prime minister is under pressure to grant political amnesty to the UCPN-Maoist cadres accused of killing Dekendra Thapa in 2004.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 11:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/12/20/political_pressure/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Maoist party member threatens local journalist over story]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/12/16/kc_death_threat/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A cadre from the ruling UCPN-Maoist in Dailekh district threatened to kill Govinda KC over a news story he wrote about a troubled local woman in the December 10 issue of the paper.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/12/16/kc_death_threat/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Government expels UN human rights watchdog]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/12/15/ohch_leaving/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ARTICLE 19 condemns the Nepali government's decision not to renew the mandate of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, fearing that the free expression situation will be far worse if the watchdog leaves.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/12/15/ohch_leaving/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Journalist's attackers sent to jail]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/12/06/budhathoki_attackers_sentenced/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Two men who attacked the Sankhuwasabha-based reporter, Kishor Budhathoki, have been given a five-year jail term.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/12/06/budhathoki_attackers_sentenced/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Newspaper office vandalised]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/11/28/nigarani_dotcom_attack/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The "Nigarani Dotcom" office was vandalised by a group of students along with two teachers who were angered over a report published in the paper.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/11/28/nigarani_dotcom_attack/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Editor assaulted over news report]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/11/22/tamang_harassed/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Manchhiring Tamang, editor of the "Everest Time Monthly" and "Employment News Daily", was covering a meeting when he was attacked.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 11:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/11/22/tamang_harassed/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Journalist concerned for his safety after criminal gang seeks him out
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      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/11/08/bahadur_kc_threat/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The gang went looking for Sher Bahadur KC after he published a news report on the arrest of a man on the police's Most Wanted list.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/11/08/bahadur_kc_threat/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Journalist receives death threat]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/11/01/pokhrel_death_threat/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Sushil Pokhrel received death threats over an article he published regarding unsystematic town planning in Pyuthan.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 11:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/11/01/pokhrel_death_threat/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Journalist receives death threat after reporting on business malpractice]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/10/18/shrestha_death_threat/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Arjun Shrestha said two Sitaram Milk employees arrived at his home in Koteshwor, Kathmandu and said, "We will finish you off because your news about Sitaram Milk will ruin our business."]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 12:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/10/18/shrestha_death_threat/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Journalist's attackers in custody]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/09/19/suspects_charged/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The suspects are facing five to 15 years' imprisonment if convicted for their attack on journalist Kishor Budhathoki.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/09/19/suspects_charged/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Killers of journalists could go free, warns CPJ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/09/19/letter_to_pm/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In a letter to the newly-elected prime minister, CPJ expressed alarm over the planned amnesty of criminal cases pending from past political violence.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 16:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/09/19/letter_to_pm/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Newspaper editor threatened; police attack journalists]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/09/14/threats_against_journalists/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Narendra Nath Yogi, editor of the "Karnali Sandesh" weekly, received a threatening phone call after publishing an article about a dispute between two local organisations. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 14:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/09/14/threats_against_journalists/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Journalist taken hostage, receives death threat]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/09/12/timsina_threatened/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Paras Timsina was held by unknown assailants who warned him that he would be killed if he reported on the abduction.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 11:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/09/12/timsina_threatened/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Newspaper office vandalised in Kathmandu]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/09/09/naya_patrika_vandalised/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Nine unidentified people barged into the "Naya Patrika" office at 10:30am, cut the telephone wire, smashed a computer and broke an editor's desk, all in retaliation for a crime story the paper had recently published.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/09/09/naya_patrika_vandalised/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Police arrest suspect accused of attack on journalist]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/08/29/suspects_arrested/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Bikash Rai confessed to his involvement in an attack on journalist Kishor Budhathoki. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 12:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/08/29/suspects_arrested/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Daily threatened over satirical cartoon]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/08/26/nigarani_daily_threatened/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Khagendra Basnet, a distributor for the daily "Nigarani" newspaper, was accosted and warned that the paper's offices would be burned down.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 11:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/08/26/nigarani_daily_threatened/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Journalist manhandled by Maoist activist]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/08/22/shrestha_maoists/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The incident took place while Susilbabu Shrestha was covering a story about discussions between Moaist factions regarding a food transportation contract.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 12:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/08/22/shrestha_maoists/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Journalist receives death threat from police officer]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/08/17/agrawal_death_threat/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gambhira Sahani threatened to kill journalist Bikash Agrawal because of a news story he published in "Bypass", a local daily.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 15:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/08/17/agrawal_death_threat/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Youth Association Nepal chairman threatens to shut newspaper and jail its editor]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/08/15/nagarik_threatened/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At a gathering in Biratnagar, YAN chairman Mahesh Basnet said, "The day a new constitution is drafted in our favour, we will close down 'Nagarik News' and send its editor, Narayan Wagle, to jail."]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 16:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/08/15/nagarik_threatened/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Journalist attacked after reporting on domestic violence incident]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/08/15/budathoki_attacked/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Kishor Budathoki sustained a serious injury to his head and is currently undergoing treatment at Noble Hospital in Biratnagar.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/08/15/budathoki_attacked/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Journalist threatened on Facebook]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/08/11/yadav_threatened/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[An underground armed group posted a threatening message to Santosh Yadav on a Facebook page.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/08/11/yadav_threatened/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - District Court to refile case against suspected killers of journalist]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/07/20/thakuri_trial/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The case filed by the victim's wife in 2007 was withdrawn by the then UCPN-Maoist government in 2009, under the guise that the case was of a political nature.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 16:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/07/20/thakuri_trial/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Editor receives threatening phone call]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/07/12/editor_threat/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A person representing a financial institution warned editor Krishna Gautam to only write positive stories about the institution or face the consequences.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 17:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/07/12/editor_threat/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Judge issues arrest warrant against alleged mastermind behind attack on journalist]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/07/08/arrest_warrant/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Two individuals believed to have carried out the attack on journalist Khilanath Dhakal have been remanded in custody, while the alleged mastermind is still at large.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 15:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/07/08/arrest_warrant/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Editor receives death threat after writing story about irregularities in export trade]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/06/28/shrestha_death_threat/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Uday Singh Shrestha received a death threat from a trader who said the story jeopardised his business.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 10:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/06/28/shrestha_death_threat/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Police raid radio station in search for journalist's attacker
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      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/06/23/police_raid/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The police had received information that the prime suspect in the attack on journalist Khilanath Dhakal was being interviewed at Saptakoshi FM.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 15:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/06/23/police_raid/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Journalists plan nation-wide protests after latest attack
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      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/06/17/nation_wide_protests/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The events will begin with black-band protests all over the country and an active process of lobbying with national and international human rights bodies for their involvement in addressing the latest attack and the overall climate of impunity that prevails.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 11:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/06/17/nation_wide_protests/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Journalist receives death threat; newspaper offices vandalised; copies of dailies burned]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/06/14/dharan_attack/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Bijay Chauhan, the publisher of the daily "Ankush", received a death threat in connection with a story about transactions involving counterfeit Indian currency.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 16:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/06/14/dharan_attack/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Freedom Forum welcomes life imprisonment ruling for killers of journalist Uma Singh
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      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/06/13/singh_killers_sentenced/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Singh, a radio journalist who reported mainly on women's rights issues and spoke out against the dowry system, was hacked to death in January 2009 in Janakpur.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 16:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/06/13/singh_killers_sentenced/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Journalist brutally assaulted by members of ruling party's youth wing]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/06/08/dhakal_attacked/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Members of the Youth Force were angered by the journalist's coverage of an attack by the group on a police team.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 14:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/06/08/dhakal_attacked/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Suspects in journalist's killing sentenced to life imprisonment]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/06/03/murderers_sentenced/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[With the court decision, a bold step has been taken by the state authority to put an end to the culture of impunity in the country and promote press freedom, said Freedom Forum. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2011 11:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/06/03/murderers_sentenced/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Freedom Forum condemns spate of attacks on the press]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/06/02/thamel_incident/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In one incident, a police official assaulted a group of journalists who were reporting on the abduction of an American citizen.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 13:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/06/02/thamel_incident/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Party supporters angered over press coverage, vandalise press vehicle
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      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/05/30/maoist_attack/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A group of about 30 CPN-M party cadres smashed the windshield and headlights of a Kantipur Publications vehicle and beat the driver and distributors, according to "The Kathmandu Post".]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2011 10:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/05/30/maoist_attack/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Censor Board move curtails freedom of expression, says Freedom Forum
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      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/05/27/film_censored/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Censor Board expressed concerns over some of the scenes and narratives of the film "Khagras" which uses metaphor to criticise the political chaos and curtailment of free expression in the country.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 17:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/05/27/film_censored/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Journalist threatened in Kanchanpur]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/05/20/joshi_threatened/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[An official was angered after news of his involvement in a corruption case and his allegations that the Buddha was corrupt, were reported on ABC Television and the "Janakranti" daily.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 12:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/05/20/joshi_threatened/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Appointment of new information minister raises concerns for free expression]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/05/18/information_minister/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The newly appointed minister for information and communication, Maoist leader Agni Sapkota, is believed to have committed serious human rights violations.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 16:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/05/18/information_minister/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Journalists assaulted by police while covering vandalism story]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/04/28/nepalgunj_attack/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Among the journalists injured was Chakra Pani Devkota, who is being treated in hospital for severe head injuries.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 11:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/04/28/nepalgunj_attack/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Journalists assaulted in Sunsari; threats issued against the press in Mugu]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/04/20/journalists_assaulted/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Journalist Manoj Bhujel and camera operator Deepak Karki were assaulted while reporting on the fact that parents had gathered at a school in Sunsari to complain about exorbitant fees.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 15:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Journalists subjected to abuse, death threats over reporting]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/04/07/thakuri_death_threat/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In one recent incident, Deula Singh Thakuri received a death threat after he reported on alleged irregularities in the administration of School Leaving Certificate examinations at some exam centres.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 10:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Journalist threatened, harassed at construction site]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/03/22/dhungana_assaulted/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Lav Dev Dhungana of "Kantipur Daily" had gone to the Jorpokhari-Yoyam roadway construction site to prepare a report on alleged financial irregularities surrounding the project.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 16:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Journalist receives death threats from government representative]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/03/15/yadav_death_threat/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Pawan Yadav said he had reported on CA Member Shiva Chandra Kushwaha's attempts to forcefully seize land in Bariyarpur.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 16:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/03/15/yadav_death_threat/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Two journalists receive death threats]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2011/03/04/death_threats/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Prakash Singh said he was threatened after taking a photograph of the Sports Committee office and inquiring about sports activities.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 16:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
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